Question

A backend developer is writing a Copilot Chat prompt to generate a data-access function. The team has a strict rule that no raw SQL string concatenation may be used (only parameterized queries), and Copilot keeps producing concatenated queries anyway. Which single adjustment to the prompt is most likely to reliably prevent the unwanted pattern?

Accepted Answer

Add an explicit negative constraint stating what to avoid and the required alternative, e.g., 'Do not use string concatenation for SQL; use parameterized queries exclusively.'

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Rephrase the prompt more politely and ask Copilot to 'please try to write safe code' without naming the specific pattern.

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Increase the length of the prompt by describing the entire application architecture before the request.

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Regenerate the same prompt several times and accept the first suggestion that happens to use parameterized queries.